SC Missouri News

28.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Alton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 638.

75.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	121	24.7
Regular high school diploma	134	27.4
GED or alternative credential	2	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	18	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	74	15.1
Associate's degree	31	6.3
Bachelor's degree	55	11.2
Master's degree	2	0.4
Professional school degree	43	8.8
Doctorate degree	9	1.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.